Paralaudakia
| Paralaudakia | |
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| Paralaudakia caucasia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaminae |
| Genus: | Paralaudakia Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Böhme, 2012 |
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Paralaudakia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.
Taxonomy
[edit]All of the species of the genus Paralaudakia are sometimes included in the genus Laudakia, sensu lato. For African agamas see the genera Agama and Acanthocercus.
Species
[edit]Listed alphabetically by specific name.[1]
- Paralaudakia badakhshana (S. Anderson & Leviton, 1969) – Badakhshana rock agama
- Paralaudakia bochariensis (Nikolsky, 1897)
- Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831) – Caucasian agama
- Paralaudakia erythrogaster (Nikolsky, 1896) – redbelly rock agama
- Paralaudakia himalayana (Steindachner, 1867) – Himalayan agama
- Paralaudakia lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896) – Turkestan agama
- Paralaudakia microlepis (Blanford, 1874) – small-scaled agama
- Paralaudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875) – Mongolian rock agama
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paralaudakia.
References
[edit]- ^ Paralaudakia, The Reptile Database.
Further reading
[edit]- Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W. 2012. A morphology-based taxonomic revision of Laudakia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae). Vertebrate Zoology 62 (2): 213-260. (Paralaudakia, new genus, p. 229).